What is Psoriasis?

Psoriasis is a chronic, non-contagious inflammatory skin disorder that affects millions globally. It causes the skin cells to multiply up to 10 times faster than normal, leading to thick, scaly, red patches on the skin. While healthy skin cells shed every 28–30 days, in psoriasis this process happens in just 3–6 days—causing dead cells to build up and form visible plaques.
The exact cause is unknown, but overactive immune responses are believed to play a key role, with triggers like stress, infections, certain medications, and climate changes worsening flare-ups. Though not contagious, psoriasis may run in families, suggesting a genetic link.
Psoriasis can affect people of any age, though it's most common between 15 and 39 years. It appears most often on the scalp, elbows, knees, hands, and feet, and in severe cases, can cover large areas of the body. Symptoms vary widely—from mild, localized patches to painful, widespread plaques—making personalized treatment essential for effective management.

Types of Psoriasis

Psoriasis is not a disease but a group of conditions that almost differently occur in different patients. The list of such types is large, with various characteristics, patterns, and triggers that define each of them.

1. Plaque Psoriasis

It is the most common form of psoriasis-the one that occupies 80-90% of all cases. This normally appears as raised, red patches of inflamed skin covered with silvery-white scales and has a tendency to appear on such areas as the scalp, elbows, knees, lower back, and forearms. These plaques can range in size and be firm, scaly, and sometimes itchy. The skin beneath the plaques can appear red and inflamed, and in worse cases, they can crack and bleed. Plaque psoriasis is usually mild to severe. Some have it in one or two areas, but others are more pervasive, affecting the person's life.

2. Guttate Psoriasis

The second common form of psoriasis, mostly seen in children and young adults, is guttate psoriasis. Characterized by small, drop-shaped lesions that appear suddenly, often resulting from throat infection such as strep throat. The lesions are usually covered with small, scaling patches and could be anywhere on the body-axilla, torso, arms, as well as on legs. While often milder than plaque psoriasis, guttate psoriasis is a bit of an issue because of the pain associated with the disease as well as its tendants-to trigger effects, such as infections or stress.

3. Inverse psoriasis

Inverse psoriasis is a less common type of the disease but can occur in any part of the body that contains skin folds, including the armpits, groin, and skin fold under the breasts, as well as around the genital area. Inverse psoriasis lesions have no scales at all; rather, they are smooth, bright red patches of skin which may be shiny. Inverse psoriasis can be quite painful due to continuous friction and moisture in the affected areas of the skin, which exacerbates it difficult to cure and manage. Sweating may aggravate the problem, worsening the inflammation and causing more irritation.

4. Pustular Psoriasis

Pustular psoriasis is a rarer and worse form of psoriasis. It is characterized by white pustules, which are blisters filled with non-infectious pus, surrounded by red, inflamed skin. Pustules can appear all over the body, such as on the palms of the hands and the soles of the feet, or cover vast surfaces. Pustular psoriasis tends to be tender and is often accompanied by fever, chills, and immense discomfort. This is a form of psoriasis that calls for medical attention because if left unchecked, it can result in systemic complications.

5. Erythrodermic Psoriasis

Erythrodermic is the most serious and life-threatening type of psoriasis. This condition involves widespread redness, shedding of the skin, and usually severe itching, pain, or inflammation. Erythrodermic psoriasis may lead to heat loss by the skin, which can cause chills or fever and, as a result, complications like dehydration, infection, or even heart failure. It is such a condition that should be met with a medical emergency and attended to without delay. It can be induced by another type of psoriasis or systemic drugs and should be treated very cautiously to avoid severe complications.

The Triggers and Impact of Psoriasis

The triggering environmental and lifestyle factors range from stress, infections, smoking, alcohol, and prescription drugs to seasonal changes, especially during the winter season, when the climate is dry and cold. Additionally, those with psoriasis are more likely to have other medical conditions, such as psoriatic arthritis, a form of arthritis in which the joints become painful, swollen, and stiff.

The psychological and emotional impact of psoriasis is equally immense. A person who suffers from psoriasis can feel embarrassed, anxious, depressed, and even develop a lower self-esteem due to the lesions being visible in the face, scalp, or hands. The chronic nature of the condition can also give one frustration and a feeling of helplessness, especially when flare-ups seem uncontrollable. Psoriasis patients need mental support since the stress of the illness weighs at least as heavily on them as its physical symptoms do.

Causes Of Psoriasis

The exact cause of psoriasis is not known, but the disease is most commonly thought to result from a predisposition that is genetic along with a variety of environmental triggers. Psoriasis is generally held to be an autoimmune condition in which the skin cells are mistakenly attacked by the immune system, resulting in rapid turnover of the skin cells and scaly, inflamed patches forming.

1. Familial Disease (Genetic Predisposition)

Psoriasis often has a familial tendency, suggesting a genetic cause. People with a family history of psoriasis or other autoimmune diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis or Crohn's disease, are more at risk. Stress, anxiety, and mental trauma often precipitate an attack or worsen the severity of the disease. Psychological stress activates inflammatory pathways in the body that could potentially contribute to the development of psoriasis or exacerbate existing symptoms.

2. Physical Injury (Koebner Phenomenon)

In some people, physical trauma or injury to the skin (cuts, burns, or insect bites) can initiate the onset of psoriasis. This is referred to as the Koebner phenomenon, where new psoriasis lesions appear at the site of injury. Here, the trauma to the skin barrier is known to break it down, but in an individual who was already genetically predisposed to having an abnormal immune response, this could induce psoriasis.

3. Digestive Upset and Genetic Constitution

Some digestive disorders, such as gut imbalances, are thought to have a role in the activation or exacerbation of psoriasis. In some cases, genetic constitution may cause the individual's immune system to become more sensitive to these digestive disorders, resulting in inflammation that appears in the skin. There are researches on the gut-skin connection, often referred to as the 'gut-skin axis'. There are some studies showing an imbalance of the gut bacteria of those individuals who have psoriasis, leading to inflammation and aggravated skin conditions.

4. Infection

Infections, especially streptococcal infections, are common stimuli for psoriasis, and it often manifests in children and adolescents. Streptococcus-induced upper respiratory infection leads to a flare-up of the disease in susceptible people and sometimes presents with a sudden onset. Fungal and viral infections may also initiate flares in some affected individuals.

5. Drug Allergies

Some medications may trigger or exacerbate psoriasis. Some of these medications are beta-blockers for high blood pressure, lithium in bipolar disorders, and certain antimalarial drugs. The resulting altered immune response will enhance the inflammation and cause development of new lesions or exacerbation of existing lesions of psoriasis.

6. Pressure and Trauma (Localization of Psoriasis)

The localization of psoriasis lesions often will depend on the type of trauma or pressure applied to the skin. For example: Pressure points such as the elbows, knees, or lower back may be more likely to develop psoriasis lesions. Rubbing or scratching the skin can also contribute to the development of new lesions in these areas. Skin manifestations in flexural regions, for example, underarms or groin, could present and look different due to friction and sweat, making the condition worse in these areas.

7. Precipitating Factors

These are factors that can precipitate or exacerbate the psoriasis in individuals already predisposed genotypically:

FAQs about Psoriasis

A Comprehensive Guide to Holistic Treatment at Valeda

1. What do you do in Holistic Treatment at Valeda?

At Valeda Wellness Centers, the focus is on providing holistic, comprehensive care to the patients suffering with psoriasis. The treatment approach integrates researched homeopathic remedies with external applications to offer sustained relief from psoriasis. This goes beyond curing symptoms to involve treating causes of the condition, considering the person's whole physical, emotional, and mental health. The holistic treatment ensures that this healing process stays with the person throughout their life, as opposed to just offering a temporary fix.

Homeopathic oral remedies work in harmony with the external treatments, such as organic skincare applications, taken, tailored to the individual's constitutional needs. The goal with using a homeopathic herbal remedy is to reduce the symptoms and at the same time to treat underlying imbalances of the immune system, stress, and digestive problems with whatever could have led to the eruption of the disease. Valeda, through offering a treatment plan that supports the body in a balanced, natural way, helps in achieving enduring wellness.

2. How is Holistic Treatment for Psoriasis better than only Dermatology or Homeopathic treatment?

Holistic care means the care for the whole person that is his mind, body and spirit and not the disease/problem/symptoms alone. Holistic system believes that the whole person is made up of independent parts and if one part is not working properly, all the other parts will be affected. In this way, if people have imbalances - physical, mental, emotional or spiritual in their lives it can negatively affect their overall skin and hair. Holistic treatment would thus not only remove the symptoms along with the underlying cause of your problem/disease but would then also maintain your overall well being. To attain the Holistic Wellness the doctors at Valeda have envisaged the easy path that constitutes a Procedure Plan and a Product Plan. The Procedure Plan shall include the Constitutional Diet and Constitutional Homoeopathic Medicines along with Divine Detoxification and Relaxation. The Product Plan includes selected external applications for management of problem symptoms.

Holistic treatment at Valeda is practiced in partnership of doctors with their patients. We shall holistically diagnose the root causative factors of your problem and if need be then also by latest scientific modalities. The cause may not necessarily be into the problem area. It can be some other functional organ of the body. The cause may or may not be medically significant. The causative factors will decide the treatment strategy.

3. How long will the treatment last?

The duration of treatment in Valeda depends on the type of condition a patient has, along with the causes that a doctor can establish during consultation. Psoriasis is an ever-present, chronic disease that can be managed, but it requires time to attain sustained relief. The duration of treatment usually ranges from 3-6 months. However, most patients can see visible improvements within that duration.

It tends to flare up during the winter, and Valeda advises a follow-up period of observation at least through three seasons before discontinuing medication because, by this time, one can evaluate the body's response to treatment throughout the seasons. Psoriasis usually reacts with changes in weather, stress levels, and diet.

Treatment should, therefore, be followed up until the last lesion has disappeared to avoid relapse as stopping early will result in recurrence. Valeda's holistic approach greatly reduces recurrence chances by seeking to redress internal imbalances and stress factors.

The mark of success is consistency, and once the lesions have healed, it should be checked on what general health and stress management can do to maintain the progression. Most of the patients receive long-term relief with no relapse after the treatment plan is completed.

4. What is the Post Treatment Care?

After proper psoriasis control, post-treatment care is very important to ensure retention of results and a balanced immune system. After recovery from an autoimmune condition such as psoriasis, steps should be undertaken that boost immunity and maintain overall wellness. Lifestyle recommendations include proper nutrition, managing stress, and continuation with holistic practices such as yoga and detoxification.

Patience and care given at Valeda include immunity-boosting steps told to be followed by the doctor. These steps may be dietary changes, adopting relaxation techniques, and possibly some form of homeopathic or natural remedy to maintain a healthy immune system. Regular follow-ups also serve to monitor the entire health and make any necessary adjustments in the post-treatment care plan.

5. Are there side effects?

All holistic treatments at Valeda are set to be safe and natural with minimal side effects. Some diet recommendations go along with treatment, and patients are advised to reduce or avoid consuming some foods to aid their body's healing process. Some foods to avoid include foods which have the characteristics of fats, carbohydrates, chocolates, and nuts. Iodides and bromides should also be avoided. These are commonly found in foods like dairy products, potatoes, bakery items, and soft drinks.

Its focus is on an equal, anti-inflammatory diet rich in vegetables, fresh fruits, and proteins that promote healing in the body. Dietary restrictions are aimed at excluding foods that may trigger inflammation or exacerbate psoriasis symptoms.

As with any treatment plan, there can be a few days of settling in on the part of the body to adjust to its new routine. Any side effects that do occur are mild and transient, as the holistic approach seeks to work with natural processes by which the body heals.

6. Psoriasis is infectious? Does it spread on touching? What are the causes?

No, it is not infectious. This is a chronic, non-infectious inflammatory skin condition. Psoriasis is caused when skin cells mature too quickly, resulting in the formation of well-demarcated erythematous plaques covered with silvery-white scales. Ordinarily, it takes skin cells 28 to 30 days to mature. In psoriasis, however, this maturation process accelerates to as little as 3 to 6 days, thus causing the accumulation of skin cells.

Psoriasis can affect individuals at any age, but it most commonly appears between 15 and 39 years. The exact causes are not entirely understood, but there are several factors that may contribute to the development of psoriasis, including:

Genetic predisposition (it can run in families)

Stress and emotional trauma

Physical injury to the skin (which can trigger new lesions)

Digestive issues related to a person’s genetic constitution

Infections, particularly streptococcal infections

Drug allergies

Psoriasis also worsens conditions caused by the presence of cold weather, poor diet, and stress. The condition can be best managed externally and internally, but flare-ups are inevitable in such cases.

7. Can you suggest any cream for home care psoriasis management?

For home care of psoriasis, one's aim should be to minimise excessive scaling. Valeda suggests using Valeda Aloe Vera Morning Moisturizing Cream that has been found effective for temporary relief of psoriasis symptoms. The cream soothes and moisturizes the skin, easing discomfort caused by dryness and flaking.

It should be balanced and healthy, as this would also define how the skin is going to be. Avoid much sugar, and include as many vegetables and fresh fruits as you can in your diet. Also, avoid much spicy, salty, and oily food that may be a source of inflammation and may prolong your healing process.

8. How much will the treatment cost?

Treatment cost will depend on the procedures recommended by the doctor taking the consultation. Recommended procedures depend on the nature of the problem and certain individual factors. Cost of some of the treatments & procedures for reference is mentioned in the following table:

Valeda's Scientifically Holistic Treatment For Your Skin & Hair Problems

This unique, scientific and time-tested approach to treating your skin and hair problems combines traditional and modern scientific therapies. This scientific and holistic approach will address the root cause of your skin & hair problems to ensure long term relief towards your skin and hair problems. This unique approach ensures that the treatment objective is not limited to relieving your problems symptoms only, rather it targets the root causative factors for a long term relief. This is why the conventionally unfathomable auto-immune disorders are best treated under Valeda's holistic dermatology.

1. Holistic mode of treatment focusing on root cause factors of your problem:

The cause of your problem may not necessarily be in the same skin/hair area where its symptoms are obvious. The cause may lie in some other functional organ of the body, and the problem may or may not be medically important. Treatment at Valeda focuses on finding and eliminating the root cause factors rather than the symptoms alone. That is why you get not only symptomatic relief but also a long-term solution to your problem. The doctors and scientists have envisaged a thoughtful scientific plan for your long-term remedy where the holistic treatment strategy is bifurcated into the internal procedure plan and external product plan. The procedure plan is divided into three categories:

a. The constitutional diet plan and constitutional homoeopathic remedies.

b. The relaxation plan.

c. The detoxification plan.

The Valeda product plan constitutes 152 different product types that contain organic herbs and is divided into skin care products, hair care products & body care products.

Evidently Valeda's Holistic approach aims at providing you with long-term relief, where, along with the physical symptoms of disease, the mind, body and spiritual elements are also taken into consideration.

2. Treatment approach - Individualized:

No two individuals are alike nor is their some total of individual factors leading to the current problem in question, obviously for you any pre established treatment strategy will not bring optimum results, doctors at Valeda ensure that your past drug history, past emotional history, present whole body complaints, your present life style and present problem symptoms are all taken into account simultaneously. That is why you receive an individualized treatment strategy under the banner of Valeda Holistic Dermatology for long-term relief by addressing the issue at the ground level. This approach is helpful for you to get the earliest long-term relief. Obviously, under this individualized treatment strategy, you will receive medicines according to your individual constitution, external applications according to your individual skin and hair type, individual constitutional diet plan, individualized detoxification and relaxation plan and individualized acupuncture points for enhanced results and other morder scientific dermatological procedures for best relief to your individual problem.

3. Acupuncture and Immune-Enhancer Activities:

The medical scientists at Valeda observed that most of the chronic/long lasting skin and hair problems originate because of altered natural immunity. Therefore, for your individual problem, the Valeda doctors use immunity-strengthening steps in which acupuncture plays a very important role. acupuncture has a reference in 5000 years old Indian Medical Literature of Ayurveda, the bethan kriya of ayurveda got later on developed as the Chinese Science of acupuncture. The team of Valeda doctors is trained by Dr. Seema Bali who excelled at this technique in the year 1985 at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital New Delhi. The technique involves stimulation of focal points on your body surface. Each focal point selected by the doctors at Valeda corresponds to a specific energy channel; correction of these energy flows helps improve your immunity and correction of the individual problem.

4. Modern Scientific Cosmetology and Ancient Principles:

With the advancements of modern sciences, man could fragment the traditional applications into molecules and could understand scientific principles behind interaction of these molecules with each other and with the traditional recepies. No doubt, we cannot and should not interfere with the very complex internal chemistry of traditional skin or hair care applications. And we should value the formulations, recepies, procedures, methods and the steps followed by human kind for over millions of years. Remember, you should not reject the traditional knowledge and expertise which has been instrumental in being providing skin and hair care for ages. This is exactly what the scientists, researchers and doctors have been following for 40 years, and the result is that at Valeda, you get the benefits of both traditional knowledge and modern sciences therefore, the results and affects in the treatment of skin and hair issues remains long lasting and without any major side effects. This also becomes the plausible explanation that why at valeda the otherwise incurable problem get remedies in shortest duration.

5. Constitutional Diet Plan:

Nutrition also forms an essential part of maintaining health and healing. Valeda offers constitutional diets that are tailored, scientifically devised nutrition programs based on physique and constitution as described in the ancient health systems such as Ayurveda. The preparation of diets is so focused towards balancing the internal working of the body, improving digestion, and generally enhancing vitality. In fact, proper diet and nutrition are very much needed to support healing and long-term health.

6. The Unique Valeda Experience:

Unique is the treatment experience that Valeda provides, as its core belief is on treating the whole person, not just the symptoms. Conventional medicine usually addresses the symptoms of an illness or sickness without necessarily facing the root cause. Unlike the holistic treatment model of Valeda, which works on mutual understanding of a patient's lifestyle, emotional health, and inner bodily systems, this makes the treatment not only effective in the short run but also supports long-term health and wellness.

7. Are there any side effects?

Holistic Dermatology is known to have its own benefits and values for ages. One of the major strengths of the holistic dermatology approach to Skin & Hair health is its minimal or no side effects. The holistic dermatology focuses on gently correcting the root causative factors, rather than a symptomatic relief. Minor and temporary erythema or the redness in few cases is a positive sign and is due to the local capillary congestion. Continued treatments/ applications ease out this issue, and it is advisable to apply direct ice to soothe.

Awards & Acknowledgments

Pride Of Country Award

Dr. Seema Bali was honored with the Pride of Country Award for her valuable contributions to the field of medicine. The award was conferred by Shri M.S. Saathi, Hon’ble Finance Minister of Delhi, on November 15, 2000, and by Choudhary Prem Singh, Hon’ble Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Delhi, on September 11, 1999.

Bhartiya Ratan Award

Dr. Seema Bali was conferred the Bhartiya Ratan Award by Shri I.D. Swami, Hon’ble Minister of State for Home Affairs, Government of India, on May 27, 2001, in recognition of her outstanding contributions to the field of medicine, remarkable individual achievements, and distinguished service to the nation.

Gold Medal

Dr. Seema Bali was conferred the Gold Medal by Shri Ch. Prem Singh, Hon’ble Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Delhi, on January 27, 2001, in recognition of her achievements in the field of medicine and her contributions to the nation's progress and development.

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